Spring Teaching Professional Development 2024
Check back regularly for newly added sessions!
Professional/Faculty Learning Communities | Description | Dates/Times |
| What is Digital Humanities? | Hosted by Michelle Cartier, Sara Hart and Berit Potter | Friday, April 5, 12 pm - 1 pm |
| Engaging Students in Envisioning History: Digital Humanities in the History Classroom | Hosted by Abigail Claybrook, Hannah Evans and Suzanne Pasztor. Presentation will take place at the Teaching Excellence Symposium. | Tuesday, April 9 |
| Mapping Eureka's Murals | Hosted by Jim Graham | Thursday, April 11, 12 pm - 1 pm |
POSTPONED Echando raíz in Humboldt: creating digital stories with our Latine and indigenous migrant communities | This lecture has been postponed.
Hosted by Cinthya Ammerman, Andrea Delgado and Brenda Perez (Director of Centro del Pueblo) | TBA |
| Digital Humanities Grants | Hosted by Sara Hart, Carly Marino, Mary Scoggin and Jim Woglom | Wednesday, May 1, 2 pm - 3 pm |
| Course Design Academy | The Course Design Academy is focused on re-imagining your teaching and your students’ learning through backward design. Selected participants across all teaching modalities (face-to-face, online, blended) and disciplines will have an opportunity to engage in a fully online, asynchronous learning experience over four weeks. Includes opportunity to participate in optional, real-time “Student Hours” with facilitators. Stipends provided by the CSU Quality Learning & Teaching (QLT) 23/24 Grant Facilitators: Center for Teaching Learning QLT Team | February 12-March 10, 2024 Asynchronous online Registration is now closed! |
| New Faculty Academy | A year-long learning community for the 23/24 New Faculty Cohort. Includes bi-monthly sessions focused on teaching, scholarship, and service. Faciliatators: Center for Teaching & Learning and the Office of Faculty Affairs | Bi-monthly Tuesdays, 9:00 am |
| Humanized Online STEM Academy | The Academy is a 6-week, research-based online, asynchronous professional development program centered on inclusive, culturally responsive online teaching. Cal Poly Humboldt is one of three founding campus partners. See: Humanized Showcases by Humboldt educator-Academy alumni. Learn more about the Academy. Stipends awarded for completion. | February 12 - March 24, 2024
|
Confidential, Non-Evaluative Feedback on Teaching | Description | Dates/Times |
| Mid-Semester Feedback Progam | A discovery process that solicits feedback from students on important aspects within a course to identify any possible changes that may have a positive impact on students' learning experiences. | Requests accepted through February 28 |
| Humboldt's Quality Learning & Teaching (QLT) Peer Review Program | Interested in non-evaluative, confidential feedback on your course? Participate in the QLT Peer-Review Process Facilitated by the CTL QLT Team |
|
| Course Equity Ratio Report | The Humboldt Course Equity Ratio Report (CERR) was designed to offer a confidential exploration of your historical course data to investigate any trends or patterns. The Office of Institutional Research, Analytics, and Reporting (IRAR) website is a great place to begin your exploration around course data, such as success rates, equity gaps, and other valuable information to inform your course and pedagogy Step 1: Download the Course Equity Ratio Report (CERR) Request Template and fill it out Step 2: Request a Course Equity Ratio Report through the Data Request Link and be sure you attach your spreadsheet. Note: CERRs are only for the instructor of record. If you wish to include sections from another instructor, approval from the other instructor and the Dean is required. The report will be provided within one to two weeks. Step 3: Feel free to meet with a CTL team member to discuss |
|
| Teaching Pairs | Teaching Pairs is an opportunity to pair up with a peer and provide non-evaluative feedback using one of the Instructional Observation Guides on the Academic Personnel Services website. While these are for feedback only, you may choose to add the feedback that you receive from your peer to your portfolio. Reach out to the CTL and we can set up a peer partnership | |
Ongoing Professional Learning Anytime/Anywhere: CTL Instructional Hub | Login to the Hub and find a variety of learning modules for teaching and engaged learning | Anytime/Anywhere |
Events | Description | Dates/Times |
New Lecturer Orientation | A Spring 2024 orientation to teaching at Humboldt; supporting new lecturers in preparing their courses and making connections to peers | Contact CTL for details |
Annual Teaching Excellence Symposium
| An opportunity to share your stories of teaching excellence, inspiration, innovation, and impact as a Cal Poly Humboldt educator | Spring 2024 Date coming soon! |
CSU Quality Learning & Teaching (QLT) Courses | Description | Dates/Times |
Spring 2024 CSU Quality Learning and Teaching (QLT) Training + AI Tools for Teaching & Learning | Did you know that Humboldt is a QLT Campus? Learn how to apply the QLT to your course as a self-reflective tool and/or a tool to receive non-evaluative feedback on your course. CSU Online Course Services offers FREE Professional Development Courses Please register for a Professional Development course of your choice:
| Sign up for a QLT Training by registering on the CSU Online Course Services website |